CURRENT MISSION

Building an outdoor living space in my side yard

ABOUT ME

I moved up to Beacon, NY in 2017 after 15 years in NYC. I'm a very hands-on landlord and Airbnb host. In my spare time I travel, hike/trail run and study economics.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe the world is evolving into a place where people can live where they want to live, and move when they want to move, as they see fit.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was active in CS in 2007-8 but hadn't logged in in years. I just heard about it recently and decided to check it out again. Previously I hosted a few people in my apartment in NYC. I suppose I could host here in Beacon. I'm also interested in exploring nearby (eg the Hudson Valley) as a guest

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was active in 2007-8 but haven't used it in ages.

Interests

Economics, technology, history, global current events, philosophy, sailing, hiking

• writing
• books
• running
• drinking
• technology
• traveling
• sailing
• communications
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I read The Economist religiously and Wikipedia habitually. I have a huge to-read list (you can see it on my Amazon profile) but I tend to not get through them too fast...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Burning man (06, 07). Lots of great sailing experiences in the U.S., Asia, Caribbean, U.K. etc. Recently sailed in a race from Newport (U.S.) to Bermuda. Also had lots of great sailing and traveling experiences... Hill tribe trek in northern Thailand (complete with visit to Dr. O). Tried to surf in Bali. Visit to Komodo (Indonesia) and its "dragon". Fought off an armed mugger in Rio (and I have the knife scar to prove it!) Lots of racier stuff that we can talk about over drinks ;-)

Teach, Learn, Share

Economics, sailing, history, geopolitics

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States